Huge day of live music as the Nick Smith Music Festival comes to Charters

Nick was a huge part of the music scene at Charters – playing countless gigs, sharing laughs, and bringing people together for over 30 years. This festival is all about celebrating his life, his passion for music, and the incredible community he helped to build.

This year there will be two stages packed full of amazing live acts from 12pm-9pm including: Groove Cartell, The Zephyrs, Latino Sound, Winging It, Krossed Keys, Dusty Seagulls, Blag Street, Inertia, The Nuggets, Citizen Smith and Free Soul Sista & The Free Soul Band

Expect an unforgettable atmosphere filled with great music, good vibes, and plenty of love – just how Nick would have wanted it.

Food will be available on site plus there will be a kids’ zone to keep the little ones entertained.

The event be raising money for Nick’s charity.

THURSDAY 18th: The Ostrich Inn, North Street, has The Songwriters Sessions - 4 performers from 8pm.

The Shed Taproom & Deli, Fletton Quays, has Open Mic from 7pm.

Charters, Town Bridge, has General Knowledge Quiz from 8pm. Free entry, teams of six max and winning team gets £30 bar tab.

Velvet Panache, Broadway, has Thursday Club, hosted by Boreland, playing House, Dance, Trance, RNB, Afrobeat, DNB, Pop and more.

O’Neill’s, Broadway, has karaoke from 9pm to 2am. Hosted by Top Notch Entertainers.

Brewery Tap, Westgate, has Peterborough Big Band in the function room from 8pm. £7.50 entry.

FRIDAY 19th:

O’Neill’s, Broadway, has live DJ from 9pm to 2am. Hosted by Rob DJ from Top Notch Entertainers.

The Shed Taproom & Deli, Fletton Quays, has Stephen Tanner Band from 8pm.

The Cock Inn, Werrington, has Kitchen Disco Band, from 8-11pm.

The Ostrich Inn has The Expletives from 9.30pm.

Brewery Tap, Westgate, has Laristo’s Revival with DJ Mr Nash from 9pm – 2am. Free entry before 11pm, £5 after.

Yard of Ale, Oundle Road, has The High Rollers.

The Crown, Lincoln Road, has Black Rose (Society) from 9pm playing New Wave of British Heavy Metal and Classic Rock covers.

The Burghley, Burghley Road, has No Alibis from 9pm performing an uptempo blend of popular Indie, Alternative Rock and Post Punk covers from 70s to 00s.

SATURDAY 20th:

O’Neill’s, Broadway, has Top Notch Entertainers, 9pm-2am.

The Crown, Lincoln Road, has Highway Star from 9pm playing 70s Classic Rock covers.

The Shed Taproom & Deli, Fletton Quays, has Dizzy Miss Lizzies from 8pm.

The Ostrich Inn has High Point Players from 9.30pm.

Yard of Ale, Oundle Road, has Steve Strawhead.

Brewery Tap has Resident DJ Rick Allen presents Saturday Night Groove from 9pm – 4am. Free entry before 11pm, £5 after 11pm, £10 after midnight.

Charters has a Windrush Celebration with DJ Mr Nash from 2pm – 10pm. DJs, Caribbean food and more.

The Burghley, Burghley Road, has Generation 5Pan from 9pm playing Blues, Rock and R’n’B covers from the 50s 60s, 70s.

The Broadway Club, Broadway, has Neil Warner.

The Boulevard Club, Bourges Boulevard, has In Your Hands from 9pm. Covers band blending male and female vocals with Rock, Pop and Soul hits bringing you a great mix of music from across the genres. Members free, guests, non-members £2.

The Woolpack, Stanground, has Dependant Variables from 8pm. covers band who always bring out a surprise or two with their high energy sets of Pop and Rock chart hits.

SUNDAY 21st:

The Ostrich Inn has Soulful Strut DJ Session from 2pm - 7pm..

Charters has Nick Smith Music Festival from 12pm – late, 16+ bands, ice cream truck and more...

The Shed Taproom & Deli, Fletton Quays, has Adam Leon from 3.30pm.

The Bluebell, Dogsthorpe, has Sunday Broken Heroes from 2pm playing iconic hits from the 60s to the 2000s.

TUESDAY 22nd:

Velvet Panache, Broadway, has Out And Loud LGBTQUIA+ night from 10.30pm to 2.30am.

Brewery Tap has Pub Quiz from 8pm. £1 entry, teams of six max and winning team gets prize from the bar and cash jackpot.